eQuickes raises Rs 2 crore from Lothal Ventures

The start-up sells only educational books and study material on its portal. It also allow students to exchange old books, find coaching class and also get college news updates.Vishal Dutta | ET Bureau | Updated: September 21, 2016, 10:57 IST

The start-up sells only educational books and study material on its portal. It also allow students to exchange old books, find coaching class and also get college news updates. It will also provide other services like book information, find PG & hostel prices as well as allow students to donate their books.

“Through our portal the study books can be purchased on EMI as well as on discount” says Aakash Gajjar, cofounder, eQuickes.com. According to him, higher studies books like medical or engineering or accountancy books are expensive for many students and with rising education cost, the prices of higher studies and professional courses books have also turned expensive.

“While novels or story books are leisure reading thus the demand depends upon the group of ardent readers, this is not case in student books” said Manasvi Thapar, angel investor member at Lothal Ventures.

“Student books are compulsory demand thus the sales are more predictable and with rising education level the demand is always rising” says Thapar.